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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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</thead>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      53,773</td>
<td class="r data">      25,796</td>
<td class="r data">    48.0</td>
<td class="r data">      29,841</td>
<td class="r data">      16,330</td>
<td class="r data">    54.7</td>
<td class="r data">      23,932</td>
<td class="r data">       9,466</td>
<td class="r data">    39.6</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      62,523</td>
<td class="r data">      30,780</td>
<td class="r data">    49.2</td>
<td class="r data">      35,230</td>
<td class="r data">      19,627</td>
<td class="r data">    55.7</td>
<td class="r data">      27,293</td>
<td class="r data">      11,153</td>
<td class="r data">    40.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      68,165</td>
<td class="r data">      32,293</td>
<td class="r data">    47.4</td>
<td class="r data">      38,261</td>
<td class="r data">      20,821</td>
<td class="r data">    54.4</td>
<td class="r data">      29,904</td>
<td class="r data">      11,472</td>
<td class="r data">    38.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      70,024</td>
<td class="r data">      31,932</td>
<td class="r data">    45.6</td>
<td class="r data">      38,700</td>
<td class="r data">      20,299</td>
<td class="r data">    52.5</td>
<td class="r data">      31,324</td>
<td class="r data">      11,633</td>
<td class="r data">    37.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      68,743</td>
<td class="r data">      31,102</td>
<td class="r data">    45.2</td>
<td class="r data">      38,053</td>
<td class="r data">      20,059</td>
<td class="r data">    52.7</td>
<td class="r data">      30,690</td>
<td class="r data">      11,043</td>
<td class="r data">    36.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      66,985</td>
<td class="r data">      29,105</td>
<td class="r data">    43.5</td>
<td class="r data">      37,614</td>
<td class="r data">      18,856</td>
<td class="r data">    50.1</td>
<td class="r data">      29,371</td>
<td class="r data">      10,249</td>
<td class="r data">    34.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      65,296</td>
<td class="r data">      27,678</td>
<td class="r data">    42.4</td>
<td class="r data">      37,640</td>
<td class="r data">      18,153</td>
<td class="r data">    48.2</td>
<td class="r data">      27,656</td>
<td class="r data">       9,525</td>
<td class="r data">    34.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      61,460</td>
<td class="r data">      25,493</td>
<td class="r data">    41.5</td>
<td class="r data">      36,023</td>
<td class="r data">      17,203</td>
<td class="r data">    47.8</td>
<td class="r data">      25,437</td>
<td class="r data">       8,290</td>
<td class="r data">    32.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      56,628</td>
<td class="r data">      23,476</td>
<td class="r data">    41.5</td>
<td class="r data">      33,203</td>
<td class="r data">      15,759</td>
<td class="r data">    47.5</td>
<td class="r data">      23,425</td>
<td class="r data">       7,717</td>
<td class="r data">    32.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      51,562</td>
<td class="r data">      21,125</td>
<td class="r data">    41.0</td>
<td class="r data">      30,139</td>
<td class="r data">      14,253</td>
<td class="r data">    47.3</td>
<td class="r data">      21,423</td>
<td class="r data">       6,872</td>
<td class="r data">    32.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      50,632</td>
<td class="r data">      23,767</td>
<td class="r data">    46.9</td>
<td class="r data">      27,735</td>
<td class="r data">      14,711</td>
<td class="r data">    53.0</td>
<td class="r data">      22,897</td>
<td class="r data">       9,056</td>
<td class="r data">    39.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      58,864</td>
<td class="r data">      28,452</td>
<td class="r data">    48.3</td>
<td class="r data">      32,896</td>
<td class="r data">      17,830</td>
<td class="r data">    54.2</td>
<td class="r data">      25,968</td>
<td class="r data">      10,622</td>
<td class="r data">    40.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      64,289</td>
<td class="r data">      29,824</td>
<td class="r data">    46.4</td>
<td class="r data">      35,756</td>
<td class="r data">      18,895</td>
<td class="r data">    52.8</td>
<td class="r data">      28,533</td>
<td class="r data">      10,929</td>
<td class="r data">    38.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      66,027</td>
<td class="r data">      29,445</td>
<td class="r data">    44.6</td>
<td class="r data">      36,071</td>
<td class="r data">      18,300</td>
<td class="r data">    50.7</td>
<td class="r data">      29,956</td>
<td class="r data">      11,145</td>
<td class="r data">    37.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      64,725</td>
<td class="r data">      28,550</td>
<td class="r data">    44.1</td>
<td class="r data">      35,347</td>
<td class="r data">      17,963</td>
<td class="r data">    50.8</td>
<td class="r data">      29,378</td>
<td class="r data">      10,587</td>
<td class="r data">    36.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      62,946</td>
<td class="r data">      26,577</td>
<td class="r data">    42.2</td>
<td class="r data">      34,928</td>
<td class="r data">      16,787</td>
<td class="r data">    48.1</td>
<td class="r data">      28,018</td>
<td class="r data">       9,790</td>
<td class="r data">    34.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      61,302</td>
<td class="r data">      25,180</td>
<td class="r data">    41.1</td>
<td class="r data">      34,899</td>
<td class="r data">      16,088</td>
<td class="r data">    46.1</td>
<td class="r data">      26,403</td>
<td class="r data">       9,092</td>
<td class="r data">    34.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      57,601</td>
<td class="r data">      23,015</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
<td class="r data">      33,343</td>
<td class="r data">      15,129</td>
<td class="r data">    45.4</td>
<td class="r data">      24,258</td>
<td class="r data">       7,886</td>
<td class="r data">    32.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      53,107</td>
<td class="r data">      21,193</td>
<td class="r data">    39.9</td>
<td class="r data">      30,800</td>
<td class="r data">      13,885</td>
<td class="r data">    45.1</td>
<td class="r data">      22,307</td>
<td class="r data">       7,308</td>
<td class="r data">    32.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      48,313</td>
<td class="r data">      19,031</td>
<td class="r data">    39.4</td>
<td class="r data">      27,890</td>
<td class="r data">      12,494</td>
<td class="r data">    44.8</td>
<td class="r data">      20,423</td>
<td class="r data">       6,537</td>
<td class="r data">    32.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       2,983</td>
<td class="r data">       1,943</td>
<td class="r data">    65.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,987</td>
<td class="r data">       1,540</td>
<td class="r data">    77.5</td>
<td class="r data">         996</td>
<td class="r data">         403</td>
<td class="r data">    40.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,475</td>
<td class="r data">       2,234</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,207</td>
<td class="r data">       1,713</td>
<td class="r data">    77.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,268</td>
<td class="r data">         521</td>
<td class="r data">    41.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,659</td>
<td class="r data">       2,348</td>
<td class="r data">    64.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,345</td>
<td class="r data">       1,815</td>
<td class="r data">    77.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,314</td>
<td class="r data">         533</td>
<td class="r data">    40.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,747</td>
<td class="r data">       2,343</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,428</td>
<td class="r data">       1,861</td>
<td class="r data">    76.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,319</td>
<td class="r data">         482</td>
<td class="r data">    36.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       3,667</td>
<td class="r data">       2,311</td>
<td class="r data">    63.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,409</td>
<td class="r data">       1,860</td>
<td class="r data">    77.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,258</td>
<td class="r data">         451</td>
<td class="r data">    35.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       3,668</td>
<td class="r data">       2,260</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,378</td>
<td class="r data">       1,812</td>
<td class="r data">    76.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,290</td>
<td class="r data">         448</td>
<td class="r data">    34.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       3,614</td>
<td class="r data">       2,235</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,410</td>
<td class="r data">       1,813</td>
<td class="r data">    75.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,204</td>
<td class="r data">         422</td>
<td class="r data">    35.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,445</td>
<td class="r data">       2,159</td>
<td class="r data">    62.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,314</td>
<td class="r data">       1,765</td>
<td class="r data">    76.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,131</td>
<td class="r data">         394</td>
<td class="r data">    34.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       3,220</td>
<td class="r data">       2,067</td>
<td class="r data">    64.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,143</td>
<td class="r data">       1,666</td>
<td class="r data">    77.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,077</td>
<td class="r data">         401</td>
<td class="r data">    37.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,918</td>
<td class="r data">       1,853</td>
<td class="r data">    63.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,954</td>
<td class="r data">       1,524</td>
<td class="r data">    78.0</td>
<td class="r data">         964</td>
<td class="r data">         329</td>
<td class="r data">    34.1</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         158</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">    54.4</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">    66.4</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         184</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">    51.1</td>
<td class="r data">         127</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">    66.1</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    17.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         217</td>
<td class="r data">         121</td>
<td class="r data">    55.8</td>
<td class="r data">         160</td>
<td class="r data">         111</td>
<td class="r data">    69.4</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    17.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         250</td>
<td class="r data">         144</td>
<td class="r data">    57.6</td>
<td class="r data">         201</td>
<td class="r data">         138</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    12.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         351</td>
<td class="r data">         241</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
<td class="r data">         297</td>
<td class="r data">         236</td>
<td class="r data">    79.5</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         371</td>
<td class="r data">         268</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
<td class="r data">         308</td>
<td class="r data">         257</td>
<td class="r data">    83.4</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    17.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         380</td>
<td class="r data">         263</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
<td class="r data">         331</td>
<td class="r data">         252</td>
<td class="r data">    76.1</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    22.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         414</td>
<td class="r data">         319</td>
<td class="r data">    77.1</td>
<td class="r data">         366</td>
<td class="r data">         309</td>
<td class="r data">    84.4</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         301</td>
<td class="r data">         216</td>
<td class="r data">    71.8</td>
<td class="r data">         260</td>
<td class="r data">         208</td>
<td class="r data">    80.0</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    19.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         331</td>
<td class="r data">         241</td>
<td class="r data">    72.8</td>
<td class="r data">         295</td>
<td class="r data">         235</td>
<td class="r data">    79.7</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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